The moon, month by month
Worked out for the Reno area. The dark nights are marked — those are the ones worth driving out for, when the faint things are visible. A bright moon is not a wasted night: it is the best time to look at craters and mountains, and at the planets.
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
100%
2
99%
3
96%
4
91%
5
85%
6
78%
7
69%
8
60%
9
51%
10
41%
11
31%
12
22%
13
14%
14
7%
15
2%
16
0%
17
1%
18
4%
19
10%
20
19%
21
29%
22
39%
23
51%
24
62%
25
72%
26
81%
27
88%
28
94%
29
98%
30
100%
Darkest night
Thu 16 April · 0%
Fullest
Wed 1 April · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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